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Imelda Pilapil
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Imelda Impy Pilapil (19 September 1949- ) is a Philippine sculptor who is known for her graceful works in
glass, metal, and stone.
She grew up in Cavite, where she was always the class artist, especially skilled in origami. She went to St.
Theresas College in Manila for high school. Upon graduating from high school, she enrolled in the College of
Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines. After her first year, she received a scholarship from the
Accademia Italiana in Rome, Italy, where she studied art from 1970-1973. She also studied printmaking at the
Pratt Graphics Center, New York in 1977-1978.
She began working in graphic arts, but incorporated sculptural elements such as origami and glass etching in her
works. Eventually she shifted to mixed media, including such link building service materials as paper, glass and
steel. Sculpture became her main focus starting in 1985.

Contents
1 Some of her accomplishments
2 Some of her exhibits
3 Reference
4 External Links
5 Citation

Some of her accomplishments

Outstanding Citizen Award of Cavite, Philippines (2004)
100 Outstanding Women of the Philippines (2002)
Araw Ng Maynila Outstanding Citizen Award (2000)
Vidal Sassoon Visual Arts Award for Sculpture (1993)
Philippine Representative to the Seoul Olympics Arts Festival (1988)
Grand Prize, Sculptor of the Year, Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) (1987)
Outstanding Artist,Cultural Center of the Philippines (1975)
Prize Winner, Annual Competition of Philippine Association of Printmakers (1974)
Outstanding Artist, Art Association of the Philippines (1974)
Prize Winner, Graphic Art Competition in Rome, Italy (1971)

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Some of her exhibits

Glass. Hilton Hotel, Tokyo (1996)
11th Asian International Art Exhibition. Metropolitan Museum of Manila (1996)
Filipinas--Contemporary Art. Museo Antropologia de Espana, Madrid (1996)
Jeweled Sculptures. Manila (1995)
Tokyo International Expo (1990)
Sculptures in Glass and Stone. Ayala Museum (1990)
Paper, Class and Metal. Museum of Philippine Art (1986)
Prints on Glass (1980)
Paper Sculptures. Hyatt Regency Hotel (1975)

Reference
Kintanar, Thelma and Ventura, Sylvia Mendez. Self Portraits: Twelve Filipina Artists Speak. Quezon
City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1999.

External Links
http://www.impypilapil.com Impy Pilapil

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